The ABC of Synthetic Somatology |
| Date Added: April 25, 2011 03:54:44 AM |
| Author: Joseph Cavendish |
| Category: Health |
| The recent developments in the area of science have been mired in controversy and the researchers involved have found themselves on the receiving end. The criticism of these advances in research has ignored the fact that most of the hypothetical research is carried out to break new boundaries in technologies that might ultimately help humanity. One of the emerging sciences is synthetic somatology which has been shrouded in controversy especially due to lack of insight into its basics. To understand the potential of synthetic somatology and its effect on our lives, a closer examination of the germane issues surrounding it is imperative. What is synthetic somatology? Synthetic somatology was formulated by Edward Darmos a scientist who was looking at the possibility of filling habitable planets with human colonies where possible. In the research, the option of sending real human colonists was dismissed as unrealistic considering the distances involved the nightmare that such logistics might cause. How is the research done? The main breakthrough for synthetic somatology in the initial stages originated from the researchers’ ability to form a single celled form or genome that generally gave the probability for refinement through advances in software and technology. The implantation of the DNA in this genome on the human ova which was later given to a surrogate mother marked another landmark in this intricate field of study and with it, more interest and controversy grew around the issue. Research on growing a full body The fact that the ova was growing normally was the green light that the somatologists needed to take more risks in an attempt to grow a human to adult hood. More growth was initiated by introducing the available DNA into the blank stem cells in a lab environment. The artificial conditions in the lab coupled with measured electrical bursts enabled the rapid growth of the cells which build the human body. Creating humans with special skills Having discovered that the human body can artificially be grown, the focus of synthetic somatology now turns to a more important area of ensuring that the humans created have specialized skills and in this phase, the recorded memories of different specialists are exploited in context and the brainwave activities that are observed in the environment. The same technique of synthetic somatology used to restore memories in veterans with memory loss problems is then later used to encode these specialized personality traits and memories on to the brains of the artificial hormones. This is one of the most controversial subjects in synthetic somatology. Challenges and way forward So far, the synthetic somatology attempts to gather useful range of memories has been the most difficult hurdle. Without these specialized person’s memories and experiences, it would be difficult to create a human colony of any value. At best, synthetic somatology might end up with a colony of humans who have really no skills and this might spell the doom of the colony and a lot of resources will have been wasted for no good reason. It is clear that synthetic somatology needs more support, and only inter-discipline approach might work for it. However, for those who associate with cloning and other fields of study, at least you have an insight. Joseph Cavendish is the author of this article on Synthetic Somatology. Find more information on Human Clinical Trials here. |
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